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153 Best Fiction Creative Writing Classes in 2024

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What even is book querying? Let's break it down. In this class, we'll talk the business of book publishing—how to identify your genre, the difference between commercial and upmarket, how to find comparative titles, marketplace trends and how to react to them.

Website: https://www.porchtn.org/class/the-business-of-creative-wr...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

May, 2024

Price:

$77.00

Online course

Form and Composition

Writer's Digest University

Proper grammar, punctuation, and mechanics make your writing correct. In order to truly write well, you must also master the art of form and composition. From sentence structure to polishing your prose, this course will enhance your writing, no matter what type of writing you do.

Website: https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/form-and-c...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

March, 2024

Price:

$299.00

Online course

Level: Advanced

Class size: 10

Prerequisites: Up to 60,000 words of your novel or two drafts of up to 30,000 words each.

Fearless Writing

Writer's Digest University

In this workshop we’ll look at several techniques you can you use to keep yourself in the creative flow and out of the trouble and misery fear always causes.

Website: https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/fearless-w...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

March, 2024

Price:

$300.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: The Writer’s Compass: From Story Map to Finished Draft in 7 Stages is a required book.

Finding The Heart of Your Story

Lighthouse Writers Workshop

This course will help us find that emotional core of our writing. What is that message that you so badly would like to put out into the world? We’ll focus on finding the theme and developing our character's journey to define that message.

Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/workshop/finding-heart-your...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

April, 2024

Price:

$75.00

Based in Denver

Level: Any

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Have you ever wondered what makes a YA novel…well, YA? How do you write teen characters who just happen to be fighting dystopian regimes or riding dragons? This workshop will answer these questions and provide tips, examples, and writing exercises to help you start your journey to writing speculative YA!

Website: https://clarionwest.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/clarionwes...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

April, 2024

Price:

$75.00

Online course

In this two-hour session, participants will learn about the suit of the Cups. Focused on relationships, dreams, and emotional wellness, this suit offers important lessons for storytelling and self-care. The workshop leader will go through each of the fourteen Cups cards, offering writing prompts along the way.

Website: https://anovelideaphilly.com/classes/

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$56.00

Based in Philadelphia

Level: Any

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Moonlight & Magnolias

Georgia Romance Writers

The Moonlight & Magnolia Writing Conference, since its inception in 1982, has been dedicated to nurturing writers at all stages of their careers. Open to writers of all genres, it offers a supportive and enriching environment for both new and established writers.

Website: https://www.garomancewriters.org/moonlight-and-magnolias

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

October, 2024

Price:

$365.00

Based in Atlanta

Level: Any

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The Writers Studio Tucson Workshop is open to both beginning and experienced writers eager to learn the elements of craft, including first- and third-person narrators, tone and mood. An important goal of the workshop is to help writers understand that a narrative voice is born out of conscious creation.

Website: https://courses.writerstudio.com/courses/tucson-workshop-...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

April, 2024

Price:

$345.00

Based in New York

Level: Any

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

A 10-week course led by Jack Smith, focusing on novel writing. Suitable for beginners and advanced writers, this interactive class provides feedback at all stages. It covers elements of fiction, character development, plot structure, and voice. Participants work towards completing half of a short novel, with weekly assignments of 3,000 words and a final focus on revision strategies​​​​​​.

Website: https://writers.com/course/write-your-novel

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

April, 2024

Price:

$595.00

Online course

Level: Any

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The writer’s mantra – and the bane of most writers’ existence – is Show, Don’t Tell. In this workshop, writers will get down and dirty with ways to show and how to identify in their drafts where they are telling and how to enjoy transforming that telling into showing.

Website: https://writingworkshops.com/collections/the-best-online-...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

June, 2024

Price:

$325.00

Based in Austin

Level: Any

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Reedsy's course, led by Tom Bromley, is a 101-day program aimed at helping writers finish their first novel draft. It includes daily video masterclasses, a structured approach for drafting, and access to a forum and live webinars for interaction and feedback. The course covers various aspects of novel writing, including preparation, character development, plot skills, and writing techniques.

Website: https://reedsy.com/learning

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$1,249.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

What's more satisfying than leaving work behind on a Friday evening? Rounding out the week with a free writing session of course! Maximize that Friday feeling and kick off your writing weekend with us! In 60 jam-packed minutes, you’ll meet fellow writers and get your creative juices flowing!

Website: https://grubstreet.org/findaclass/class/may-seaport-free-...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

May, 2024

Price:

Free

Based in Boston

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